“ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. ” - Reinhold Niebhur (adapted)

                        Trip-sitting for a dear friend: after

                               "No man was ever wise by chance."   Lucius Seneca

"You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself."   Miles Davis

This is the third (and last) in a three-part series.  The two earlier posts are "Trip-sitting for a dear friend: before" and "Trip-sitting for a dear friend: during".  How do we integrate these powerful experiences?  Like manure, do we need to 'dig in' our experiences carefully to learn & change helpfully ... or maybe we are changed whether we consciously choose to 'cooperate' with the process or not?

 

More to follow ...